CVE-2022-26117

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-521

Description

An empty password in configuration file vulnerability [CWE-258] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to access the MySQL databases via the CLI.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiNAC: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.2; from 8.6.2 through 8.6.5; from 8.7.0 through 8.7.6; from 8.8.0 through 8.8.11; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.6; from 9.2.0 before 9.2.4 — fixed in 9.1.6, 9.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiNAC 9.1.6, 9.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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